Georgia O'Keeffe

1918, printed 1929/1934

Alfred Stieglitz

Associated Names
Alfred Stieglitz

Artist, American, 1864 - 1946

The image depicts a woman sitting on the ground. She is turned slightly towards the camera, with her right arm resting on her bent knee. She has short, wavy dark hair, a soft facial expression, and is wearing a chunky sweater over a white skirt. Artist supplies such as a palette, an open book or sketchpad, and a glass of liquid are nearby. The background shows a pathway beside a brick structure partially covered by greenery, with plants growing next to where she is seated.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    gelatin silver print

  • Credit Line

    Alfred Stieglitz Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to image): 9 x 11.5 cm (3 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
    mount: 33.4 x 28 cm (13 1/8 x 11 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.70.82

  • Stieglitz Estate Number

    OK 507A

    Part of Stieglitz Key Set Online Edition

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  • Key Set Number

    556

The image shows a man leaning his head on his hand, positioned with his face resting on his left hand. He has a mustache, thin-framed eyeglasses, and thick, greying hair that curls slightly at the edges. He is dressed in a formal jacket, a white shirt, and a black bow tie. The background is a soft, dark blur.

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georgia O'Keeffe; gift to NGA, 1980.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, February 3–May 8, 1983; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, June 17–August 14, 1983; The Art Institute of Chicago, October 18, 1983–January 3, 1984

1999

  • Georgia O'Keeffe: The Poetry of Things, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C., 17 April - 18 July 1999.

2004

  • Alfred Stieglitz and His Circle: 1905–1930, Musée d'Orsay, Paris; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2004–2005

Bibliography

1983

  • Greenough, Sarah, and Juan Hamilton. Alfred Stieglitz: Photographs and Writings. Washington, 1983: no. 74, pl. 43.

1995

  • England, Nelson. "Georgia in Texas." Texas Highways 42: 5 (May 1995): 35.

2002

  • Greenough, Sarah. Alfred Stieglitz: The Key Set: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection of Photographs. Washington, 2002: vol. 1, cat. 556.

Inscriptions

by Georgia O'Keeffe, on mount, upper left verso, in graphite: OK 507A

Wikidata ID

Q64037039

Scholarly Remarks and Key Set Data

Stieglitz Collections

A corresponding print was given to the following institution(s) by Alfred Stieglitz during his lifetime, or was received or acquired from the estate:

George Eastman Museum, Rochester, 74:0052:0045

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 52.1817

Other Collections

A print corresponding with this photograph can also be found in the following collection(s):

The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1940.124 (inscribed: For Cary Ross / from Stieglitz / An American Place / Dec. 9/1936 / Georgia O’Keeffe at Lake George / August, 1918)

Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, Santa Fe, 2006.6.12 and 2014.3.78

Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, 2016.101.242

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